Physiological studies of spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the lumbar enlargement of monkeys

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1054-1058

  Zhang, X ^a   Wenk, H N ^a   Gokin, A P ^a,b   Honda, C N ^a   Giesler Jr , G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMOTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MACACA; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032811398     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.1054     Document Type: Article

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